Compositions and methods for lightening the color of relaxed or straightened hair
First Claim
1. A method of lightening the color of hair that has been recently contacted with a relaxing or straightening composition, the method comprising:
- (a) combining a bleach composition comprising at least one oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of persulfates, perborates, percarbonates, their salts and mixtures thereof; and
at least one rheology-modifying agent, with a developer composition comprising hydrogen peroxide and a cosmetically acceptable carrier in order to form a lightening composition, wherein the pH of the lightening composition is from about 2 to about 7;
(b) applying the lightening composition onto hair that has been recently contacted with a relaxing or straightening composition;
(c) leaving the lightening composition on the hair for a time period sufficient to achieve an increase of 1 to 4 in the tone height of the hair; and
(d) optionally, rinsing the hair.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and compositions of lightening the color of hair that has been recently contacted with a relaxing or straightening composition, the method comprising combining a bleach composition comprising at least one oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of persulfates, perborates, percarbonates, their salts and mixtures thereof, and at least one rheology-modifying agent, with a developer composition comprising hydrogen peroxide and a cosmetically acceptable carrier in order to form a lightening composition, wherein the pH of the lightening composition is from about 2 to about 7; applying the lightening composition onto the hair; leaving the lightening composition on the hair for a time period sufficient to achieve an increase of 1 to 4 in the tone height of the hair; and rinsing the hair with water.
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1. A method of lightening the color of hair that has been recently contacted with a relaxing or straightening composition, the method comprising:
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(a) combining a bleach composition comprising at least one oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of persulfates, perborates, percarbonates, their salts and mixtures thereof; and
at least one rheology-modifying agent, with a developer composition comprising hydrogen peroxide and a cosmetically acceptable carrier in order to form a lightening composition, wherein the pH of the lightening composition is from about 2 to about 7;(b) applying the lightening composition onto hair that has been recently contacted with a relaxing or straightening composition; (c) leaving the lightening composition on the hair for a time period sufficient to achieve an increase of 1 to 4 in the tone height of the hair; and (d) optionally, rinsing the hair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A composition for lightening the color of hair that has been recently contacted with a relaxing or straightening composition, the composition comprising:
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(a) a bleach composition containing; i. at least one oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of persulfates, perborates, percarbonates, their salts and mixtures thereof; and ii. at least one rheology-modifying agent; and (b) a developer composition containing; i. hydrogen peroxide; and ii. a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and wherein the lightening composition has a pH of about 2 to about 7.
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